Promote the development of agricultural tourism

09/08/2022 1286 0
Visiting, picking fruits, enjoying recreational activities, and relaxing in fruit orchards have long been popular tourism products in the province, especially in the western wing areas of Châu Thành district. This dual-value approach combines agricultural cultivation and tourism activities, gradually affirming the effectiveness of agricultural tourism.

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Bringing agricultural products into tourism to increase the value of agricultural products.
Dual benefits for the economyThe impact of tourism on agricultural economic development can be most clearly seen in increasing the value of agricultural products. Ms Cao Thi Chien - Head of the Women's Durian Cooperative Group, Ham Luong hamlet, Tan Phu commune, Chau Thanh district excitedly said: Agriculture associated with tourism development brings many benefits. First of all, promote and sell your products to tourists. With VietGAP durian garden, organic durian when combined with tourism, the selling price is higher than selling to traders. The garden house has welcomed Korean tourists and visitors from outside the province such as Can Tho and Long An to visit. Visitors like and respond very well.
Chau Thanh district has 50 tourist destinations, of which Tan Phu commune alone has 15 active garden eco-tourism destinations. Many households with speciality fruit orchards have also linked up with tourist attractions to welcome visitors to visit, have fun, and eat fruit. The local government, along with the consensus of the people, always focuses on propaganda and guiding people to implement effective agricultural production and cultivation models, protecting the landscape and environment to promote development tourism development.
In a context where agricultural production still has many difficulties, especially rising prices of agricultural materials and unstable agricultural product markets, combining with tourism will help small business households have more solutions to increase income. import and stabilize economic efficiency per unit of the existing area. Mr Vo Thanh Son - Acting Director of the Provincial Tourism Promotion Information Center commented: After the Covid-19 epidemic situation was well controlled, provincial tourism has prospered and recovered with about 670 thousand visitors. inland in the first 6 months of 2022. Tourists coming to Ben Tre mainly participate in short-term tours, of which the tour route of 8 communes along the Tien River is one of the traditional tour routes whose main product is orchards. There has been a very vibrant development in agricultural tourism, which is considered a "golden egg", a dual solution to promote both industries, supporting tourism while increasing the value of agricultural products.
 

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Affirming the dual benefits of developing tourism associated with agriculture, Deputy Head of the Culture and Information Department of Chau Thanh District Nguyen Thanh Tuan said: It is necessary to promote closer links between households working in tourism and agriculture. There are solutions to retain tourists to promote the development of local AGRICULTURAL tourism to be stronger and better quality, creating a brand of AGRICULTURAL tourism - speciality orchard tourism in Tan Phu in particular. Chau Thanh in general contributes to creating the brand of Ben Tre tourism.
Honest Ben Tre farmers do not have much knowledge about tourism, they only follow their understanding and enthusiasm. That same enthusiasm and hospitality have created good feelings with guests. "We hope that the local government will create conditions for us to "keep the fire" and get rich legitimately in our garden. We look forward to the guidance of the tourism industry so that we can do tourism more methodically." Ms. Cao Thi Chien expressed.

According to Mr Vo Thanh Son, when farmers do tourism, they can let visitors experience all stages from farming and raising to harvesting, processing and consuming agricultural products. Through tourism activities, it is possible to integrate indigenous cultural values ​​such as lifestyle, cuisine, and other types of spiritual culture, also creating added value in the orchard. In addition, important factors affecting agricultural tourism that also need to be noted are agricultural development planning, investment orientation, encouraging creative startups and promoting the leading role of units. take the lead, linking new units to create synergy.
The current trend of developing agricultural tourism is receiving a lot of attention from farmers. Besides learning tourism skills, farmers pay special attention to investing in the quality and safety of agricultural products. In Tan Phu commune, farmers have received active support from the Provincial Agricultural Extension and Consulting Services Center to implement a model of applying scientific and technical advances in improving durian fruit quality. Local durian products improve quality every day, along with market flexibility, using many e-commerce channels and social networks, promoting consumption more and more effectively.
Master Le Tri Nhan - Provincial Center for Agricultural Extension and Consulting Services noted that farmers need to promote linkages in the production and consumption of products for development. At the same time, farmers need to synchronize farming processes and fully meet materials, build an effective and unified operating model in farming, produce clean and safe agricultural products, and have a distribution system. , goods so that the value of agricultural products is increased.
Sharing at the seminar about technical solutions combined with AGRICULTURAL tourism experiences to increase the value of agricultural products in the province, Master Nguyen Vo Nhat Duy - Chairman of the Provincial Young Intellectuals Club said: Developing tourism AGRICULTURAL calendar needs to incorporate 4 elements. Firstly, "people integration", tourism farmers need to grasp the tastes, markets and eyesight of tourists. Second, build a "charming landscape" to bring tourists A new experience that can't be found anywhere else. Third, "quality farming". Fourth, pay attention to "smooth transportation" so that visitors can easily get to the destination. Among these four factors, technical development, quality farming, and local export are very important.

“It is recommended that agricultural agencies pay attention and be responsible for supporting local farmers in developing processes and guiding farmers to build safe and quality fruit tree areas to build a tree brand. The fruit is delicious and safe, contributing to the exploitation and development of provincial tourism. The agricultural sector continues to connect and accompany the tourism industry to develop agricultural tourism in the province."

(Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Huynh Quang Duc)

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